Between April Fool’s Day, Passover, and Earth Day April tends to be a low-key sort of month (reeeal low-key if you celebrate 420), but the folks at Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products have created something new and silly for us ’80s nostalgic geeks to get excited about: ALIEN DAY. Based on the obscure reference of LV-426, the planet featured in the Alien films, April 26th has been proclaimed (by the people selling us things) as a day to celebrate the iconic franchise and, you know, go shopping.

First, Alien & Aliens will return to theaters on April 26th across the country. In over 20 cities, including Austin, New York, Los Angeles and Dallas, participating Alamo locations as well as partner venues will showcase a double-feature presentation of Alien and Aliens. The second film celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year. In addition to getting to relive the movies on the wide screen, there are all kinds of swag coming out, including a new Alien digital pinball table available via iTunes, Google Play, PlayStation Network, XBOX Live, and Steam. A new release of the Batman vs Alien comic from DC Entertainment and Dark Horse comics will be out, new trading cards and collectibles, and even new Funko dolls of the Queen alien and Ripley (note to self: buy immediately).

By far the silliest of the products coming out are Reebok Alien Stomper Sneakers, as worn by Ripley in the films (available April 26 via Reebok.com). I do not apologize in advance for laughing at anyone I see wearing these (while secretly wishing I had the cajones, sigh).

Check out the ALIEN DAY website for more info and to sign up for more information and ways to get involved, including a 24-hour trivia challenge via Twitter through @AlienAnthology.

And don’t forget, the next installment of Ridley Scott’s Alien franchise, Alien: Covenant starring Michael Fassbender, comes out in August of 2017. Stock up on those sneakers!

The keys to the Alien franchise have been handed off and a(nother) sequel is in the works.

Ever since the first Alien film came out in 1979 Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and the acid-spitting extra terrestrials have stayed relatively constant attractions on the big screen; there were three sequels that brought Ripley back (each to less satisfying results) before the series was thrown rather randomly together with the Predator. Finally, in 2011 Ridley Scott brought that world back to the public consciousness with Prometheus, the supposed prequel.

Now Weaver as Ripley is coming back for one last claustrophobic battle, with Neill Blomkamp at the helm. Blomkamp, whose latest, Chappie, opens on Friday, is a familiar face in the sci-fi/alien genre, having launched his career with the excellent District 9 (only to follow it up with the subpar, though beautiful, Elysium–a film he says he “fucked up”).

On the press tour for Chappie, Blomkamp has been rather candid about his hopes for his Alien sequel, apparently hinting that he meant to undo the realities of the third and fourth installments (fine by us). But he has since clarified his remarks, telling Allo Ciné that the first two films were simply his favorites and that he wants “to make a film that’s connected to Alien and Aliens. That’s my goal.”

No matter what he plans to do with the series, Blomkamp is an inspired choice, who will, at the very least, push the boundaries of the Alien world, and likely say something semi-important in the process.